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" Dan Bartlett was the counselor to president George W. Bush. Meaning the guy who whispered political truths into his ear each morning. He joins us that and welcome back to Brian and The Judge. -- Dan first of what's keeping you busy these days and you do in the networking for awhile."

" Our that's exactly right -- also. President and CEO consulting firm called public strategies so kind of entrenched in the private sector these days which had a bit. Illegal that are having Washington in my rear view mirror be sure. --"

" No one's grilling you every day the CEO and and then about the Middle East. But just real quickly and you're your take of what you saw last night -- he thinks most gratifying in the most concerning port part of this for the GOP."

" What's interesting I think probably most gratifying is New Jersey. Just because it's we're gonna consider New Jersey Republicans. The Charlie Brown -- just as we're about to kick the ball get pulled out from Muslim people the ball and we've poor resources there 2000 of the presidential campaign and John McCain hopes a bit of folks -- and it always seemed at the last minute you know Democrats rallied and came home and and voted on their side of the ledger so. I think just more personal gratification that victory. Bush was quarry I don't know -- speaks to any national trend that is Jon Corzine was incredibly popular governor. He. Pursued policies. This agreement to get into what the White House is trying to do. -- readers and sign there I think Virginia though is the one that really more than anywhere well if you look at Democrats that are currently. In congress in states that John McCain wants. And there's you know -- on -- the number you take it could be a -- home almost eighty Democrats in congress they'd look at that race and they say oh. We've got real issues we've got we've got to be concerned about just going lockstep with this administration and the reason is because. Is independence and others could take a look at. The fiscal policies and the agenda of this administration of the Democratic Party. -- to walking way from it and roads and and I think that's a -- a real concern and if you would have told me. In January of this year. That the democratic candidate for the for the gubernatorial race in Virginia was going to run away from the sitting president. This pocket for a notice that you're crazy indices -- who wiped out last night it was just incredible."

" How risky was it. Foreign. President himself to campaign in Virginia where the outcome was almost certain victory. For the Republican even months ago though not the magnitude of the outcome. And how risky was it for the president. To physically hug and referred to as his partner the most unpopular democratic. Governor in New Jersey in modern times."

" You know I found myself we've got ourselves consumer situation at various points stern mid term elections is that. Trying to decide what is going on and demonstrating effort -- That it hurt -- help our I think the president is always going to be judged to these races whether they like it or not."